SOUNDPRINT takes a look at new frontiers in space research:
the ways scientists are linking space research and biomedical research; the discoveries that are
being made in areas of bone loss, cardiovascular disease and muscle atrophy; the thinking on how these
conditions affect astronauts on extended space missions; and new ways in which applications from this
research may benefit the population on earth, particularly the growing aging population. We'll take you
to Boston, Washington, DC and Baltimore to hear from scientists, doctors and astronauts on the cutting
edge.

Part I in our mini-series on space research, funded in part by WABE-FM and the Morehouse School of
Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

Program Credits

Space Aging was produced by Judith Kampfner. This program was funded in part by WABE FM and the Moorehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Additional support from the National Science Foundation, NASA and WAMU.

Resources

Links:Glen Research CenterNamed after John Glen, this center focuses on developing technologies to improve space flight.